The HDI Is Based on All of the Following Measures

question 17

Multiple Choice

The HDI is based on all of the following measures EXCEPT:

• A) life expectancy at birth.
• B) political freedom.
• C) educational attainment.
• D) whether average incomes are sufficient to meet the basic needs of life.

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Definitions:

Intrinsic

Referring to the inherent or essential qualities of something, not dependent on external factors.

Extrinsic Freedom

Refers to freedom limited or determined by external factors or circumstances.

Determinists

The belief that all events, including moral choices, are determined completely by previously existing causes, in relation to the philosophical idea that every event or state of affairs, including every human decision and action, is the necessary result of antecedent states of affairs.

Free Choices

The ability or power to make decisions without constraints, enabling one to act on one's own volition.